Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-17
THE JOINT ASSEMBLY.

Some Remarks on the Different Factions
Composing u.
To he Editor ofhG Register.
SIR:-The Joint Assembly met to-day,
and went through the same old perform
ance. No result. The sights that meet
the eye occasionally are enough TO make
angels weep. You will see on the floors OF
the hall of the House of Delegates the
representatives of the "Simon.pure" De-
mocracy from the Eastern portion of the
Stale in closest coniab with one or two of
the Pres Morris Republicans. The Repre-
sentatives of the lost cause" in league
with the ''never let up end Of the Re-
publican party, to bring about the defeat
of the man who did rs much, or more than
any living man to drive persecution and
registration from West Virginia. ] heard
on more than one occasion representa-
tive kickers say, they objected TO Mr..
Camden not because he was a rich man
and built and owned railroads, but because
they regarded him as a protection Demo
crat, who was not in sympathy with the
Morrison wing of the party, who favored
n reduction OF internal revenue rather
than reduction of the tariff, and who gen
orally held TO the Randall idea "No tariff
except for revenue, and no revenue except
from tariff" Now is il not little strange
to find "high protective tariff Republi-
cans joining hands with free trade Demo
Gratis for the purpose of defeating a man
like Camden in order that Gov. Wilson
may have an opportunity of sending to
the Senate an absolute Out-and-Out free
trader like Hon. D. h. Lucas? And yet that
is Just the. situation in Charleston to-day.
Is it any wonder that Celtic friend Of
mine from your section OF the State, said
TO me to-day, after beholding cloak room
caucus Ofcertain kickers and Pres-MOrris
Republicans, ."Clitus Houser was right.
Politics is a - - - -" ]
must say that there are many good and
true Republicans here, whose heart is not
with the Morris gang but they are kept
under by the cry Of bribery, bribery, and
some one or two have an affection of big
head" and think the kickers will unite
and send Mr.. "Big Head" Republican tO
the Senate. OF course, nothing Of the
kind will take place. but the suggestion is
made by the kickers in order 10 keep up
the deadlock until the close ofthe session.
The understanding between the kickers
and the Morris Republicans at this writing
seems TO be complete, and will continue 10
to the end The idea Of making Camden
the standard bearer for Governor in 1888 Is
advanced in many quarters. Democrats
and Republicans have been heard To say
that Camden would sweep the State from
end to end, that there would not be a
grease spot left Of the kickeTs, while the
Morris gang would he invited TO back
seats-eyen in the good old county Of
Ritchie. There are Republicans in
this Legislature who, but
for Democratic votes, would
never fill the chairs they now occupy. J
would like TO ask these Republicans this
question, Now that there is no chance OF
electing Republican, il it not your duty
To your people, Democrats and Republi-
cans, 10 help elect the one man, who above
all Others, is engaged in improving your
section OF the State, who is in sympathy
with everything which tends to improve,
To develop and employ labor, and who il
opposed by kickers in his own party, be-
cause he is true to those principles which
You profess 20 believe aud 10 advocate?
Yours &c,
A LOOREg on IN VENICE.
Charieston, ". Ia Feb. II, 1887.